Debugging Unit Tests ?

It might sound trivial and the solution is more than easy - but as I am frequently asked how todo this, here is the simple answer.

Create a PHP file in the directory where you start your Unittests usually with this content:

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$unitTest = '...Your Unittest name - e.g. unit_mytest.php or Alltests.php etc...';
 
$_SERVER['argv'] = array(
'/...path to your PHPUnit.../PHPUnit/TextUI/Command.php',
$unitTest
);
 
echo "<pre>";
include( '/...path to your PHPUnit.../PHPUnit/TextUI/Command.php' );
echo "</pre>";
 
...

Point your browser to this file, et voila - Unit test in the Browser.

Ok ;) - this solution is very easy and silly - but it works very well. And at least I got the impression that there are enough people around who do not know how to debug unit tests…

December 14, 2007 | Filed Under Agile Development, PHP related 

Comments

One Response to “Debugging Unit Tests ?”

  1. Tomas Liubinas on December 20th, 2007 10:36 am

    Thanks for the hint ;)

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